Movember – Grow Your Moustache, Beard and Pay Attention

November 5, 2014 2:07 PM

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It’s No-Shave November or “Movember,” a month to bring awareness to prostate cancer and prostate health. Jim Kiefert already has a beard and moustache. He also already has prostate cancer. He’s been raising his awareness of everything prostate for over 25 years. It’s time to join him. As a woman I don’t have a prostate gland, but I do have dear men in my life. Knowing about prostate cancer is everyone’s business.

For local resident Jim Kiefert, the journey began when he was having a routine physical exam. There was a newer test available called a PSA, which stands for Prostate-Specific Antigen. His wife, Mo, encouraged him to do it. The results were startling, as his level was high (30 instead of 4). Further...